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UPG 20: Death Before Dishonor PBP Commentary |
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Coming up we have a welterweight MMA rules bout between Jan Dittrich (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Aaron Anderson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Dittrich comes to the cage accompanied by "Paint It Black". Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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169 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
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Brawler
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the welterweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
9 - 8 - 0, fighting out of New York, Jan Dittrich!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Aaron Anderson!
The judges for this bout are Eddie Farnsworth, Franklyn Lucas and David Schapiro.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dittrich tries to clinch up.
Anderson closes the distance and clinches up with Dittrich, looking for a takedown. Anderson pushes Dittrich against the cage but Dittrich circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Dittrich moves out of range of the strikes.
Dittrich shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Dittrich showed some decent athleticism there.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dittrich not doing much here.
Dittrich thows a huge punch but Anderson dodges it nicely.
Dittrich missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
Dittrich thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Anderson's head.
Anderson looking for submissions off his back.
Dittrich is controlling the pace.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dittrich seems to be taking a bit of a break to think of his next move. He lands a short punch in the meantime.
Dittrich thows a wild elbow that connects with the canvas.
Dittrich perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
Dittrich passes to side control.
Anderson taking a bit of punishment here - Dittrich scoring with strikes.
Dittrich lands a decent elbow from side control.
Dittrich scoring with punches from side control.
Anderson takes an elbow right on the bridge of the nose and winces in pain.
Check out the look on Dittrich's face as he threw that strike - that's one determined fighter!
Anderson trying to remain calm as Dittrich controls from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Anderson is moving his hips around well on the bottom and has managed to get back to half guard.
Dittrich is thinking about going for an arm triangle but he can't free his leg.
Anderson looks gassed!
Anderson looking to work for a kimura from the bottom.
Anderson has hold of Dittrich's hands but Dittrich slips his arm to the side and lands an elbow.
Fantastic stuff here - a very entertaining period of action, which has drawn cheers from the crowd.
Dittrich is working for a submission of some sort.
Anderson is trying to defend against the ground and pound but Dittrich scores with a couple of nice shots.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dittrich takes advantage of the dominant position to land a couple of big hammer fists.
Dittrich passes the guard and advances to mount!
Anderson takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
Dittrich lands with some vicious ground and pound - can Anderson hang on?
The crowd growing excited in anticipation of a finish here! Right on cue, Dittrich cracks his opponent with a massive right hand that draws loud cheers!
Dittrich lands with some strikes.
Anderson is rocked!
Anderson takes a big shot to the dome and his eyes have rolled back in his head! Dittrich's killer instinct has kicked in as he finishes the fight with more strikes. Impressive finish.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:02 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Jan Dittrich!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Curtis Payne (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gaius Marius (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Payne comes to the cage accompanied by Limp Bizkit - Break Stuff. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Counter striker
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the lightweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Curtis Payne!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gaius Marius !
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, Lou da Vinci and Alyssa Summers.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Payne swings away but doesn't land with a series of punches.
Marius walks into a straight right hand from Payne.
Marius fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Payne manages to avoid it.
Payne misses with a body shot
and Payne takes a counter punch right on the button for his troubles.
Marius wings a very wild body shot but it does the job and lands to the midsection.
Payne gets his takedown attempt stuffed easily
and Marius counters with a straight right hand.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Marius looks to land a left hand but Payne moved out of range nicely.
Marius throws an uppercut from half a mile away. Payne sees it coming and avoids it easily.
Marius misses with a body shot
and Payne counters with a single leg into guard. Marius didn't expect that.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Payne thows a big elbow that misses.
Marius looking for a sweep. Not yet Marius , not yet.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Marius can do anything to dispel that myth.
Marius seems keen to control Payne's posture.
Payne pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Marius is keeping the position for now.
Payne looking to sit in guard and control but Marius gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Marius works over Payne with some ground and pound from guard.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Payne looking to hit a scissor sweep but Marius is one step ahead there.
Marius is sitting in close to Payne's body. Payne has gone for a guillotine from the bottom. Oh damn, that looks pretty tight! Marius is panicking - it looks like this one could be all over! Yes, Marius is tapping! That was a very nice submission by Payne.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Guillotine). Curtis Payne!
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Coming up we have a lightweight MMA rules bout between Daniel Dylan (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Manny Pacquiao (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). The crowd giving both fighters a great reception on their way into the arena. That's good to see.
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160 lbs
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155 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Brawler
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BJJ White Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the lightweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Montreal, Daniel Dylan!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
3 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Manny Pacquiao!
The judges for this bout are Reed Andrews, Jorge Garcia and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Dylan shoots in for a takedown and gets it. Let's see what he's got on the mat.
Pacquiao looks really tired already! That doesn't bode well for a good, competitive fight!
Dylan trying to control the position from guard on top but Pacquiao is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Dylan loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Dylan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dylan postures up in Pacquiao's guard and throws a big left but Pacquiao blocks it.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Pacquiao can do anything to dispel that myth.
Dylan slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Dylan is sitting in guard, working some ground and pound.
Dylan slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Dylan postures up and scores with a shot to the body and a follow up elbow to the head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Dylan postures up and lands a big shot to Pacquiao's brow.
Pacquiao being controlled here, momentarily.
Dylan is working the ground and pound from guard. He might want to try advancing position though to get more of an impact.
Dylan thows a big elbow that misses.
Dylan is intent on slowing down the pace of the fight, simply looking to control.
Pacquiao has momentary wrist control but Dylan slips an elbow through the middle.
Dylan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dylan stays in close to Pacquiao's body and controls the position.
Dylan thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
Dylan forces his way into half guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Pacquiao is refusing to be controlled, as Dylan sits in half guard.
Dylan slips a nice elbow through Pacquiao's hands, connecting with Pacquiao's forehead.
Dylan moves nicely into side control.
Dylan working the ground and pound from side control.
Dylan lands a decent elbow from side control.
The crowd cheering loudly, showing their appreciation for the quality fight we're seeing here.
Pacquiao on the wrong end of some ground and pound.
Dylan is looking for a kimura. He might have it! No, Pacquiao has escaped the position, nice work there.
Dylan scores with punches from side control.
Dylan wants to control but Pacquiao is keeping him busy.
Pacquiao is working to avoid the ground and pound but Dylan connects with a decent elbow.
Pacquiao really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Dylan. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Dylan scores with a couple of short elbows.
Dylan scores with a couple of nice shots to the head there. The referee takes a look at Pacquiao to see if he's OK.
Dylan is trying to get an arm triangle but Pacquiao is defending well.
Dylan is chipping away with strikes.
Pacquiao taking punishment in the form of punches.
Dylan working the head and body with strikes.
Dylan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pacquiao down.
Dylan working hard here to secure a kimura but he's not really in the right position for it.
Dylan works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Dylan landing a few strikes.
We've seen a great period of action over the last minute or so - credit to both fighters for going all out!
Dylan in side control lands a nice looking series of punches and elbows.
Dylan lands a knee to the body and follows it up with some ground and pound to the head. That will wear Pacquiao down.
Dylan working the ground and pound.
Pacquiao gives up the full mount - oops, sloppy defensive grappling there!
Dylan takes a little breather and maintains the position. The referee will be looking for him to stay active from such a dominant position though.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Dylan raining down hammerfists from mount.
Pacquiao takes a big shot to the head but keeps on trying to improve his position.
BOOM! Dylan connects with a massive shot to the dome!
As the round comes to an end the crowd are showing their appreciation for a great round of action.
Pacquiao taking shots to the head.
It looks like Manny Pacquiao has been cut.
Dylan landing strikes, looking to finish!
Dylan connects with a couple of good shots from mount.
Pacquiao is rocked!
That has opened up Manny Pacquiao's cut even more.
Oooooh, big shot lands for Dylan! Pacquiao is hurt baaadly! Dylan is firing away with more strikes - Pacquiao is covering up... the ref is warning him to do something. He's just covering up though still and the ref has to step in to end the fight! This one is all over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 4:57 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Strikes). Daniel Dylan!
Daniel Dylan is the new lightweight champion!
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Coming up we have a middleweight MMA rules bout between Pera Suoli (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Billy Weeks (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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195 lbs
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192 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
Excellent boxer
Very quick |
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Powerful |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the middleweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
1 - 1 - 0, fighting out of Las Vegas, Pera Suoli!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Billy Weeks!
The judges for this bout are Dean Styles, Eddie Farnsworth and Jonathan Paton.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Suoli closes the distance and presses his opponent up against the cage.
Weeks has a body lock and is looking for a takedown. Suoli is bouncing around trying to prevent the takedown and somehow he has indeed managed to stay on his feet.
Suoli breaks the clinch and we're back to striking at distance.
Suoli tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Suoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suoli tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
Suoli tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Weeks paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Weeks fails with a takedown attempt.
Suoli is looking to take this fight into the clinch.
Suoli leaves Weeks with his face pressed against the mat as he sprawls beautifully, defending against a solid takedown attempt.
Pera Suoli has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Billy Weeks.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Suoli instigates a clinch.
A nice left hand lands by Weeks.
A right hand to the body from Suoli.
Suoli breaks the clinch.
Suoli fakes low and throws an overhand right that catches Weeks on the side of the head.
Suoli stuffs a takedown. It's all about dictating where the fight takes place and Suoli wants it to stay on the feet.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Suoli fails in his attempt to clinch.
Suoli tries to clinch up but Weeks circles away and keeps his distance.
No luck with that takedown attempt from Weeks.
Suoli clinches.
A head punch blocked on the inside by Weeks.
Suoli misses with a hook from the clinch.
A real battle for position is taking place between these two warriors.
Weeks tries to throw a body punch but Suoli avoids it by throwing Weeks back against the cage.
Weeks gets double underhooks and manages to take the fight to the ground.
Weeks thows a big elbow that misses.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Weeks accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Weeks throwing strikes from guard but Suoli blocks nicely.
A real slowdown in the pace of the fight for a moment, as Suoli holds on and takes a little breather.
Weeks controlling from the top position.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Weeks lying in Suoli's guard like a wet fish here, stalling away. Suoli decides he's had enough of all that nonsense - he escapes his hips and locks up an armbar! Wow, that was slick! Weeks taps! This one is aaaaaaaaaaall over!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:22 of round 1, we have a winner by way of Submission (Armbar). Pera Suoli!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Tom Redding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Rick Urlacker (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Tom Redding has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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290 lbs
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300 lbs
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Decent wrestler
Excellent boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 1 - 0, fighting out of New York, Tom Redding!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
4 - 3 - 0, fighting out of New York, Rick Urlacker!
The judges for this bout are Anthony Taglia, Dean Styles and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Urlacker throws the left hand but Redding avoids the punch easily.
Redding misses with the combination.
The fighters circling - Urlacker throws out the jab but it was never going to land.
Redding takes a big uppercut there. He seems a bit wobbly but no, he's OK.
Redding blocks a jab.
Redding tries to bum rush Urlacker with a series of wild strikes but Urlacker uses good footwork to avoid the assault.
Redding swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Redding uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Urlacker.
Redding cracks Urlacker with a nice right hand that draws applause from the crowd.
It looks like Rick Urlacker has been cut.
Redding slips a jab from Urlacker.
Urlacker lets the fists fly and connects with a left straight followed by a right hook.
Urlacker throws a combination but comes up with nothing but fresh air.
Redding pushing out the jab but it's not landing.
Urlacker takes a really solid shot there but just smiles back and shrugs his shoulders.
This has been an exciting period of action!
A shot to the liver by Urlacker. Beautiful body shot.
Nice uppercut there from Urlacker.
Urlacker fails with a takedown attempt.
Redding is stalking Urlacker. Urlacker circles to his left. Keeps circling left. Bam! Straight right from Redding, and it's lights out! Urlacker really payed the price for that rookie mistake.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 0:49 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Punch). Tom Redding!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Davis Erickson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Gerry Kelly (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Erickson's ring entrance music is that housewives' favourite, You're the best around - Joe Esposito. Kelly has chosen Pink Floyd with Van Morrison - Comfortably Numb as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Gerry Kelly has the better chin. Will he look to stand and bang today?
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
4 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Davis Erickson!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Gerry Kelly!
The judges for this bout are Joseph Jones, Alyssa Summers and Dean Styles.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Erickson closes the distance and clinches up with Kelly, looking for a takedown. Erickson pushes Kelly against the cage but Kelly circles to the side and manages to break the clinch.
Kelly shoots in for a takedown! He's got it and he's managed to land in full mount! That's better than Kelly was expecting from the takedown attempt, I'm sure!
Kelly postures up and cracks his opponent a couple of times before moving back into close ground control. Erickson looks a forlorn figure.
Kelly throwing shots from mount but they're not landing.
Kelly looking to finish with strikes here!
Kelly controlling the position easily from mount.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
Erickson keeping his composure momentarily, calmly looking to get back to half guard.
Erickson is in a horrible position here. Kelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kelly putting on the heat here with some good ground and pound!
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
Kelly landing punches.
Erickson is squirming around, avoiding Kelly's attempts to control the action.
Kelly misses with a head shot.
Kelly thuds his fist into the canvas! Oooouch!
Erickson holds on for dear life.
Erickson avoids a series of strikes thrown by Kelly.
Kelly avoids the attempt from Erickson to control.
Erickson is going to have to think about doing something other than just controlling because Kelly is managing to avoid having the position dictated to him.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly lands a shot to the body, followed up by a shot to the exposed head of his trapped opponent.
Kelly scoring with some good ground and pound from mount here. Will he manage to finish Erickson?
Kelly trying to control but he's not successful this time.
Erickson avoids a strike by Kelly and manages to complete a very nice reversal in the process, to end up in Kelly's guard! Fantastic escape!
Kelly trying to control the position.
Erickson looking to sit in guard and control but Kelly gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erickson is keeping the position for now.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Kelly accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly throws a big right hand that misses.
Erickson pulls Kelly in close to prevent any damage.
Kelly stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Erickson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Kelly postures up in Erickson's guard and throws a big left but Erickson blocks it.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Erickson is retaining full guard.
Kelly postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Kelly lands a couple of elbows.
Kelly passes into half guard.
Kelly thows a huge punch but Erickson dodges it nicely.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Neither fighter has done anything of merit for a good minute or two here and the crowd are not happy about it.
Kelly throwing punches and elbows but they're not doing any damage.
Kelly is trying to advance to mount but he's lost his balance and Erickson reverses the position - he's now on top in Kelly's guard.
Kelly wants to get back to his feet but Erickson is in a dominant position and won't allow it.
Erickson throwing elbows and punches but not connecting, as Kelly works some decent striking defense from the bottom.
Kelly is looking to sweep but instead, Erickson has passed into half guard.
Kelly has the superior BJJ but he's also working some ground strikes into his gameplan.
Erickson not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly wants to control but Erickson is keeping busy and won't allow it.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Gerry Kelly dominated that round.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action.
Erickson clinches up with Kelly and pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly can't find room to land a body shot as Erickson controls the action.
Erickson controlling the action here for a moment.
Erickson blocks a couple of punches on the inside.
The referee calls for Erickson to work.
Erickson throws a punch but it's blocked by Kelly.
Kelly tries to work over Erickson's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Erickson throws a blind hook that connects with the side of Kellys head.
An uppercut on the inside fails to land for Kelly.
Both guys are working to get underhooks.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Kelly. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Kelly misses with a shot to the kidneys.
With the fighters clinched against the cage, Kelly creates a bit of distance for himself and scores with a nice uppercut.
Kelly prevents Erickson from breaking the clinch.
Kelly is leaning against Erickson and scores with a nice uppercut to the body.
Kelly is trying to work out of this bad position, with his back against the cage.
Kelly lands a body punch.
Kelly swings wildly with an uppercut but Erickson uses good head movement to avoid it.
Kelly lands with a quick shot inside that doesn't really do much damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Kelly lands a nice shot to the body.
Erickson tries to work over Kelly's body with a swooping hook but it only glances the target.
Kelly is working Erickson over against the cage.
Erickson tries to stall but Kelly uses the opportunity to gain a better position.
Kelly swings away with an uppercut that misses.
Erickson lands a nice uppercut.
Kelly lands with a good tight uppercut to the head.
Kelly tries to break free but Erickson pushes him back against the cage.
Kelly misses with the head strike.
Erickson tries a shoulder strike but it doesn't do any damage.
Kelly tries to throw a body punch but Erickson avoids it by throwing Kelly back against the cage.
Erickson blocking some punches.
Kelly's corner calls for him to break the clinch, which he does.
Kelly with a lazy takedown attempt
and Erickson counters with a nice shoot takedown that brings the fighters to the ground.
Erickson stopping the sweep attempt from Kelly.
Erickson wants to control from the top but Kelly keeps moving.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Kelly manages to sweep nicely, so he's now on top. Erickson manages to get himself to full guard.
Gerry Kelly has got the better of the ground game so far.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Erickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Erickson keeping full guard, as Kelly tries to pass.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Erickson keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly postures up and lands a big shot to Erickson's brow.
Kelly tries to free his leg and advance position but Erickson is retaining full guard.
Kelly working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Kelly looking to pass the guard.
Kelly wants to control from the top but Erickson keeps moving.
Erickson is adopting a defensive guard.
Kelly wants to pass the guard but Erickson is keeping the position.
Kelly missing there with some ground and pound from the guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Kelly pressing down on his opponent's thigh, looking to pass guard. Erickson is keeping the position for now.
Erickson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Kelly is one step ahead there.
Erickson working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Kelly.
Kelly slows down the pace of the fight, as he sits in guard.
Well, the referee has seen enough. Neither fighter is active enough on the ground so he's stood them back up.
Erickson misses with a body shot.
Kelly doesn't succeed with the takedown
so Erickson counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close second round but I would say that Davis Erickson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. This is the final round!
Kelly misses with a takedown attempt
and Erickson counters with a straight right hand.
Kelly uses some good footwork to avoid the body shot by Erickson.
Kelly shoots in but doesn't get the takedown
and Erickson makes him pay by landing a nice hook to the body before moving out of range.
Kelly shoots and misses
and Erickson counters with a nice double leg into side control. Kelly won't be happy with that.
Davis Erickson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Gerry Kelly.
Kelly manages to land a sweep and he's now on top! Lovely Jiu Jitsu!
Erickson gets back to full guard.
Kelly throwing strikes from guard but Erickson blocks nicely.
Erickson has control of Kelly's left arm, preventing Kelly from doing any damage.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Erickson not looking particularly offensive just at the moment.
Kelly trying to control the position from guard on top but Erickson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
We must be close to a standup if these guys don't pick up the pace.
Kelly might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Erickson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Neither fighter is doing enough for the referee's liking and he's decided to stand them back up.
Kelly misses with a takedown
and Erickson counters with a single leg into guard. Kelly didn't expect that.
Erickson has to be careful here, sitting in the guard of a superior BJJ player.
A big thud reverberates around the arena there as Erickson accidentally thumps the mat. Hopefully he's not broken his hand.
Kelly is trying to control the position but Erickson postures up.
Erickson won't allow Kelly to sweep him here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Erickson looking to pass the guard.
Erickson stands and throws Kelly's legs to the side, diving into side control.
Kelly is sneaking out the side here. He's bucked Erickson off and has taken his back!
Kelly is looking to control Erickson but Erickson is wriggling around and keeping busy.
Erickson rolls and manages to get back to half guard. Nicely done.
Kelly stalling.
Kelly missing with some ground and pound from the half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Kelly not throwing his punches with enough precision this time.
Kelly sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Erickson defending well though.
Kelly trying to mount his opponent but Erickson defends it.
Kelly uses his free foot to push down on Erickson's thigh. Eventually he works his other foot free and he's advanced to mount - this is trouble for Erickson.
Erickson is in all sorts of trouble here.
Kelly sends his fist crashing into the mat - the crowd let out a collective ooooooh. Let's hope he's not broken it!
Kelly lands a couple of nice shots there from mount.
Kelly unloading with bombs!
Kelly tries to control but Erickson wriggling away.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Erickson is in a horrible position here. Kelly smacks him with another shot as he tries to escape the position.
Kelly sitting in mount, just looking to control for the moment.
Kelly unloading with bombs!
Kelly throwing sloppy strikes, which aren't doing any damage.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Kelly looking to control but Erickson is working nicely, looking to advance position himself.
Kelly lands a big elbow.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Kelly working the ground and pound effectively.
This has been an exciting period of action!
Kelly landing punches.
And that's the end of the fight!
Gerry Kelly comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Kelly has won this one but let's see whether the judges agree with me. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Joseph Jones scores the fight 28:29
Judge Alyssa Summers scores the fight 28:30
Judge Dean Styles scores the fight 28:29
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Gerry Kelly!
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Undercard bout
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Waldo Whip (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Clayton Harding (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Whip comes to the cage accompanied by BLUNT- . Waldo Whip has a significant reach advantage - let's see if he can make it count.
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26
276 lbs
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230 lbs
5 - 2 - 0 |
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
7 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Waldo Whip!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 2 - 0, fighting out of New York, Clayton Harding!
The judges for this bout are John Kavanagh, Bruno Lombardi and Reed Andrews.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Harding fails in his attempt to clinch.
Whip lands with a cross to side of his opponent's head.
It looks like Clayton Harding has been cut.
Whip circles away from the clinch attempt.
Whip keeps the fight on the outside.
Whip avoids the clinch attempt nicely.
Whip moves into the clinch.
Harding misses with a knee strike.
Harding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whip takes a knee to the side of the body.
Harding tries to land knees in the clinch but Whip avoids the damage to the body.
Harding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Whip on the defensive, avoiding the knees to the body.
Whip escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Whip tries to clinch but Harding is having none of it.
Whip misses with a head kick.
Harding tries to clinch but fails miserably
and Whip counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whip.
Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Harding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Whip escapes the clinch and we're back to striking.
Harding moves into the clinch.
Whip takes a knee right on the jaw!
Harding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whip wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Whip fails to pull guard.
Harding connects with a knee to the head.
Harding tries a knee to the head but Whip blocks it.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whip is trying to force a seperation but Harding has the dominant position.
Harding prevents Whip from breaking the clinch.
Harding misses with a knee strike.
Whip wants to break the clinch but can't.
Whip is working on a single leg takedown against the cage. Harding can't fight it off and eventually Whip manages to take the fight to the floor. Harding looks annoyed but at least he's managed to land in guard.
Whip trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
We get told so often about how wrestlers don't like to be on their backs. Let's see if Harding can do anything to dispel that myth.
Whip scores with a decent looking elbow strike.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Whip wants to control from the top but Harding keeps moving.
Harding tries to land a sweep but no joy.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Whip trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Waldo Whip has forced the referee to step in and bring the fight back to the feet.
Whip shoots in with a takedown attempt and he has Harding pinned against the cage. Harding gets the underhooks and manages to circle away.
Whip changes levels and looks for a double leg takedown. Harding tries to avoid it but Whip manages to keep hold of a leg and drag Harding to the ground. Harding escapes though and pops straight back up to his feet.
That's three failed takedown attempts in the round for Waldo Whip. That's going to take a lot out of him.
Harding moves to clinch but Whip breaks away
and Whip counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whip.
Harding throws a knee to the head but misses.
Whip successfully pulls guard.
Harding really doesn't want to stay on the ground with Whip. If he can't get it back to his feet, it's only a matter of time before he'll be tapping out.
Whip trying to keep a closed guard but Harding is proving a slippery customer.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Harding wants to control from the top but Whip keeps moving.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding controlling from the top position.
Harding prevents Whip from getting back to his feet.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
The referee must be thinking about standing these guys back up.
Harding trying to control the position from guard on top but Whip is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The fighters are starting to perspire pretty heavily.
Whip had isolated an arm as going for a kimura. Harding defends it easily.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Whip dominated that round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Harding's cut.
Well, the break between rounds is over. Let's get back to the scrappin!
Harding tries to clinch but Whip moves away
and Whip counters with a nice single leg takedown and he's in Harding's guard now.
Whip stays in close to Harding's body and controls the position.
Whip trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
The referee is asking the fighters to pick up the pace.
Whip scoring with some ground and pound.
Whip trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whip landing with the ground and pound.
Whip keeps in close for a moment and lands a decent shot to the side of Harding's head.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whip thows a big elbow that misses.
Whip gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Whip shoots for a double leg takedown but Harding sprawls well. He's pushed Whip's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harding tries to clinch but fails miserably
so Whip counters with a double leg into guard. Good agility.
Harding manages to land a sweep and now he's in mount on top!
Whip really trying hard to get back to half guard here.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Harding tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
Whip is working to get back to half guard.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Whip tries to buck Harding off but he can't manage it.
Whip is looking to get to half guard.
Harding tucks in and makes sure he doesn't lose the dominant position.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Harding can't quite control the action as he would like just now, as Whip is looking to escape.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Waldo Whip dominated that second round.
The cut man is working on Clayton Harding's cut.
That's the end of the interval. I'm sure that seemed a lot quicker than a minute for our two fighters! Back to the action. So, we enter the final round. Let's see if either fighter can bring us a finish, or whether we're going to the judges scorecards.
Harding avoids the body shot from Whip.
Harding tries to clinch up but Whip circles away and keeps his distance.
Whip pushes Harding up against the cage in a clinch.
Harding tries a knee to the head but he's missed.
Harding with the Thai clinch, lands a knee to the head.
It looks like Waldo Whip has been cut.
Whip has dropped down and is working for a takedown. Harding is trying to keep an underhook but Whip manages to get the takedown into half guard.
Whip trying to control from Harding's half guard. Harding has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
Whip content to stall in guard here.
Whip trying to control the position from guard on top but Harding is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Whip thinks about going for a leg but decides against it, in order to maintain the position.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Whip slows down the pace of the fight for a moment. He'll need to remain active if he doesn't want to see the fight stood back up.
Harding looking to sweep here. No luck so far.
Harding working the defensive guard well to avoid strikes from Whip.
Whip loading up with the ground and pound but he's missing more than he's landing in this flurry.
Whip trying to control but Harding is working from the bottom.
Whip postures up.
Waldo Whip overall seems to be getting the better of the ground position in the fight so far.
We may be looking at a referee standup if the pace doesn't pick up soon.
Whip in full guard, throwing the ground and pound. No damage this time.
Whip trying to stand up but can't free himself from Harding's guard.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Whip throwing shots from guard but he's hitting more mat than opponent.
Whip postures up as if he's going to throw some strikes but drops back for an ankle! Harding is in big trouble! He looks ready to tap! But no, he's escaped and dives on top of Whip, into his guard.
Whip pushes Harding off for just long enough to get back to his feet. Very athletic spring there.
Waldo Whip is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Harding looks to clinch
and Whip counters by moving into the clinch. Good anticipation by Whip.
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but Whip blocks with his arms.
Harding gets an overhook and lands an elbow to the side of the head.
Harding utilising his Muay Thai to score with a knee to the body.
Both fighters are breathing heavily.
Harding throws a vicious knee straight up the middle but Whip blocks it with crossed arms.
Harding lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Whip tries to break free but Harding pushes him back against the cage.
Harding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
With the fighters up against the cage, Harding throws an elbow but misses.
Harding misses with a knee strike.
Harding tries a knee to the head but Whip blocks it.
Harding lands a knee to the head.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Good anti-grappling being displayed by Harding as Whip tries to tie him up.
Whip misses with a short punch on the inside.
Harding with an attempt at a knee that misses.
Harding is looking to score with knees to the body. Maybe he'll change it up and go body then head. Whip is defending well for now.
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
A nice glancing elbow lands by Harding.
With the two fighters working up against the cage, Harding just misses with a elbow thrown towards Whip's brow.
Harding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Harding tries to land a knee to the head but misses.
Harding with the Thai clinch. He's looking to land a big knee but he's not managed it this time.
Whip breaks from the clinch.
Whip shoots for a double leg takedown but Harding sprawls well. He's pushed Whip's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Harding moves in looking to clinch but Whip pushes him off.
Whip shoots in and gets a takedown into half guard. Whip showed some decent athleticism there.
Whip perhaps working for something from half guard, or maybe not. It looks like he's just sitting there.
And that's the end of the fight!
I would just about give that final round to Clayton Harding.
I think Whip has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 3 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 29:28
Judge Bruno Lombardi scores the fight 29:28
Judge Reed Andrews scores the fight 29:28
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Waldo Whip!
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Coming up we have a light heavyweight MMA rules bout between Steve Rogers (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Mike Holmes (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Holmes has chosen Everybody Knows My Name as his entrance music. Both fighters look fresh as a daisy as they make their way towards the cage.
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24
220 lbs
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212 lbs
5 - 0 - 0 |
BJJ Purple Belt
World class boxer
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the light heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
10 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Steve Rogers!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
5 - 0 - 0, fighting out of New York, Mike Holmes!
The judges for this bout are Steve Montenegro, Joseph Jones and Franklyn Lucas.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rogers takes a shot right to the liver - Bas would have been proud of that punch.
Rogers tries to clinch up against the cage, rushing in the close the distance. Holmes manages to break the clinch and circles back to the middle of the mat.
Holmes connects with a looping right hand.
Holmes ducks down and throws a hook to the body.
Rogers looks to land a combination but Holmes avoids it well.
Holmes keeps the fight on the outside.
Holmes lands with a two punch combination before moving back out of range.
Holmes avoids a punch combination nicely.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up but Holmes swats him away and circles back towards the center.
Rogers takes a punch right to his stomach. That took the wind out of him momentarily.
Rogers tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
Holmes misses the shot to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch but Holmes moves out of range.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rogers tries to clinch but is not successful on this occasion.
Holmes swings and misses with a hook to the body.
Rogers swinging wildly here.
Rogers misses with a combination
and Holmes counters with a good right hand that lands right on the jaw.
Rogers misses with a looping right.
Rogers tries to close the distance and clinch up against the cage but Holmes paws at him with a jab and circles away.
Rogers throws a right hand that Holmes ducks under and follows up with a left that Holmes also avoids with ease.
Rogers closes the distance but Holmes moves to the side
and Holmes counters with a lovely shot to the body.
Rogers tries to clinch up
and Holmes counters with a straight right hand.
Rogers is rocked!
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Holmes connects with a left and a right that sees a clearly hurt Rogers covering up! Holmes comes in with a big uppercut and Rogers goes doooown! He's slumped up against the cage, eyes staring blankly into space.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 2:09 of round 1, we have a winner by way of KO (Strikes). Mike Holmes!
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Coming up we have a super heavyweight MMA rules bout between Leafar Rafael (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Chris Carson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Carson has chosen ruff riders as his entrance music. Chris Carson is the more experienced fighter, so let's see if that makes a difference tonight.
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297 lbs
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300 lbs
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BJJ Purple Belt
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 3 rounds, in the super heavyweight division.
Introducing the fighter to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 9 - 0, fighting out of New York, Leafar Rafael!
And introducing the fighter to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
13 - 10 - 0, fighting out of New York, Chris Carson!
The judges for this bout are David Schapiro, John Kavanagh and Jorge Garcia.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Rafael attempts a leg kick but it's missed by a good margin.
Carson moves out of range as Rafael throws a body kick.
Carson throws a nice looking combination but Rafael bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
Rafael takes one on the button.
It looks like Leafar Rafael has been cut.
Carson slips a jab and a cross from Rafael.
Carson misses with a jab, cross combination.
Carson blocks the body kick.
Carson connects with a hook to the side of his opponent's head.
Rafael throws out a leg kick but Carson moves out of range and Rafael only half commits.
Rafael shapes like he's going to throw a leg kick but settles back down.
Rafael tries to score with an inside leg kick but telegraphs it and Carson is able to avoid easily.
Rafael swings wildly with a couple of big hooks
and Carson counters with a lovely straight right hand!
A punch combination from Rafael misses.
Carson misses with the combination.
Carson lands a head shot.
The crowd are loving this. Great action here.
Carson moves into the clinch successfully.
Carson lands a glancing elbow in the clinch.
Leafar Rafael's cut is getting worse.
Carson throws an elbow that misses.
Carson pushes off an throws an elbow but Rafael leans to the side and avoids it. We're back to clinching against the cage.
Rafael tries to break the clinch but Carson is controlling the position.
Rafael wants to strike at distance but he can't break free of the clinch.
Carson turns his hips and lands a very nice judo throw into side control!
Rafael is looking for a sweep.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Rafael is trying to stand back up. He's worked his way up against the cage but Carson has just dragged him back down to the mat.
Carson works a knee to the body and follows up with a nice elbow to the head.
Leafar Rafael's cut is bleeding quite badly. He's got to try and protect it.
The referee calls the doctor in to look at Leafar Rafael's cut. Oh no, the doctor has called an end to the bout!
Ladies and gentlemen, after 1:28 of round 1, we have a winner by way of TKO (Cut). Chris Carson!
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Coming up we have a heavyweight MMA rules bout between Carter Johnson (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class) and Javier Martinez (ranked 0 p4p, 0 weight class). Johnson comes to the cage accompanied by Enter Sandman by Metallica. Martinez has chosen ACDC - Are You Ready? as his entrance music, which hasn't gone down very well with the crowd. Well, I have no idea who's going to take this one!
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250 lbs
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Ladies and gentlemen. This fight is 5 rounds, for the heavyweight championship of the world!
Introducing the champion to my left, fighting out of the red corner.
With a record of
11 - 6 - 0, fighting out of New York, Carter Johnson!
And introducing the challenger to my right, fighting out of the blue corner.
With a record of
8 - 5 - 0, fighting out of New York, Javier Martinez!
The judges for this bout are Jorge Garcia, Franklyn Lucas and John Kavanagh.
The bell rings for round one and we are underway!
Martinez ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Johnson moves away.
Martinez shoots for a double leg takedown but Johnson sprawls well. He's pushed Martinez's face into the mat and manages to get back to his feet relatively easily.
Martinez throws a looping left and ducks down for a takedown. He's got his arms around Johnson's waist but Johnson gets an underhook and avoids the takedown by throwing Martinez off to one side.
Johnson lands a slapping body shot.
Martinez shoots in but Johnson avoids the takedown attempt easily.
Carter Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Martinez shoots in and scores a nice double leg takedown into half guard.
Martinez seems very keen to just sit and control from half guard but Johnson does not like that idea so much and is remaining active off his back.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson actively working from the bottom here.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
The ref warns both fighters not to hold the cage as they work up against the meshing.
Johnson avoiding damage under a succession of punches from Martinez.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but Johnson defending well.
Johnson is looking to improve his position.
Martinez winds up and cracks Johnson with a swinging punch to the side of the head.
Martinez is trying to control the action in half guard but Johnson is working away on the bottom, looking perhaps to get back to full guard.
Johnson trying to control from the bottom.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
My god... these two guys really need to pick up the pace or everyone will leave to go get a beer.
Martinez is looking to advance position but Johnson won't allow it.
Martinez sitting in half guard, looking to land shots. Johnson defending well though.
Martinez wants to advance to full mount but Johnson doesn't think that's going to happen and regains full guard instead.
The fighters are pressed up against the cage, both looking to find a bit of space to work.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Martinez looking to pass the guard.
Martinez postures up in Johnson's guard and throws a big left but Johnson blocks it.
Martinez trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Johnson looking to sit in guard and control but Martinez gets the butterfly guard and sweeps. He's now in the guard on the top.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez postures up to throw the ground and pound strikes but they don't connect.
Martinez trying to move into half guard but instead Johnson has managed to sweep!
Martinez controlling the position.
Hammerfist, elbow! yells Johnson's corner. There ya go! There ya go!
That's four minutes gone in the round.
A lull in the action here being met with boos from the crowd.
Johnson gets to his feet and steps away from his opponent.
Martinez feints and then dives in with a takedown. That was a long way out but the feint bought him enough time to close the distance and complete the takedown. Now we'll play guard for a bit and see who can get the better of that position.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez avoids a guillotine attempt easily.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close round but I would say that Carter Johnson will probably get the nod.
The corners get their ten second warning. Both fighters stand from their stools and stare eachother down, ready to get back to the action.
Johnson throws a body punch but Martinez moves out of range.
Johnson throws out a loose jab but Martinez uses good head movement to avoid it.
Johnson dips down and scores with a jab to the body.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson uses good footwork to avoid the strikes from Martinez.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson scores with a reasonable looking shot to the body. Martinez doesn't seem bothered though.
Johnson misses with a body shot.
Carter Johnson is looking to keep the fight on the feet at all costs.
Johnson misses with a wild body shot.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Martinez is looking for a takedown here. He's shot in and has managed to get it, finishing up in Johnson's half guard.
Martinez thumps the canvas. Not on purpose obviously - he just missed Johnson's head.
The fighters are battling for position here. Johnson manages to regain full guard. Nice work.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
Johnson is trying to keep Martinez in close.
Martinez working some ground and pound from guard but it's not doing any damage.
Johnson is trying to control the position but Martinez postures up.
Martinez working in close now, lands a nice elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working for a triangle but Martinez defends it easily.
Martinez trying to control the position from guard on top but Johnson is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez stands up and looks to throw the legs aside to pass to side control. Johnson swivels though and keeps the full guard.
Martinez working from the guard for now, landing some ground and pound.
Martinez stands up over Johnson, holding his feet. He dives back in and lands a decent shot to the head.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
Johnson working a defensive guard here.
Johnson wants to sweep here but Martinez controlling him for the moment.
Johnson keeping moving, preventing Martinez from controlling successfully.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez works a leg free and moves into half guard.
Martinez working Johnson over with strikes.
Johnson is looking to regain full guard. Not this time though.
The two fighters exchange a few words. I couldn't hear what they were saying but maybe it's more fun if you make it up yourself. Martinez connects with a nice short shot to Johnson's temple.
Martinez landing with strikes to the body and head, softening up his opponent.
The step up in weight doesn't seem to be a problem for Martinez. He's performing admirably here against the bigger man.
Martinez thows a huge punch but Johnson dodges it nicely.
Martinez is looking to stall here but Johnson recovers full guard.
Martinez wants to pass the guard but Johnson is keeping the position.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Javier Martinez showed his class in that round. I'd imagine he'll take it on all the scorecards.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt.
Johnson ducks down and throws a hook to the body but Martinez moves away.
Both fighters are looking to counter, which isn't making for the most exciting fight in the world.
Johnson stuffs the takedown.
We've had a slow start to the round here - hopefully the action picks up.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Carter Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
Johnson throws a jab when Martinez was well out of range.
Martinez fakes high and shoots in for a takedown but Johnson avoids it really well and circles away.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
A big left from Johnson misses.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson fakes high and swings low for a body shot but Martinez manages to avoid it.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
Martinez uses decent footwork to sidestep a right hand from Johnson.
Johnson displaying good standup as he scores with a three punch combination.
Martinez fails with a takedown attempt from distance.
Johnson throws a one two combo.
Martinez shoots in but no luck this time.
Martinez takes a big intake of breath there - he's definitely tired.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez fails with a rather predictable takedown attempt.
Johnson is looking to wear down Martinez with body shots, infact he's throwing more body shots than head shots at the moment.
A jab from Johnson misses.
Martinez looks for a takedown here. Will he get it? Johnson is fending him off so far but Martinez persists. Nope, Johnson circles away and we're back to standing.
Johnson throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Johnson swings wildly with a right hand that was never going to find it's target.
Johnson connects with the punch.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez misses with a takedown attempt - Johnson sprawls well and throws a nice strike on the way out which just misses.
Johnson keeps the fight standing with a nice sprawl.
Boom, another hit is landed. "You're gunna get knocked out" taunts Johnson, as that shot connected.
The crowd applaud the fighters efforts here as the round comes to an end.
Johnson thows a body shot but no joy.
Martinez scores with a takedown into Johnson's guard.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
Carter Johnson clearly takes that round.
The referee calls time. The cornermen exit stage left and we're back to business.
Johnson cracks a nice hook into Martinez's ribs.
Johnson throws a hook but Martinez avoids it easily.
Martinez takes an uppercut right on the button but keeps his composure.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez has a takedown stuffed.
A telegraphed takedown attempt from Martinez is defended easily by Johnson.
Carter Johnson has stuffed three takedown attempts in the round now. That's going to take a lot out of Javier Martinez.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Johnson throws the left hand but Martinez avoids the punch easily.
Martinez is trying hard to land a takedown here. Johnson sprawls well and keeps this one on the feet.
Johnson looks to land a left hand but Martinez moved out of range nicely.
Johnson throws a nice looking combination but Martinez bobs and weaves to avoid any damage.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are getting on the fighters' backs, as the pace has dropped off in the last minute or so.
Martinez will have to do better than that with his takedown attempts.
Martinez shoots for a takedown but Johnson saw that one coming a mile off and avoided it easily.
Martinez looking for a takedown here - he's got it.
Johnson looking to hit a scissor sweep but Martinez is one step ahead there.
Martinez trying to pass the guard but can't manage it just yet.
Johnson trying to control the position.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Javier Martinez has got the better of the ground game so far.
Martinez tries to free his leg and advance position but Johnson is retaining full guard.
We've had a lack of effective grappling in the last minute or so, which could well see a referee standup.
Martinez trying to control but Johnson is working from the bottom.
It looks like we're going to have a standup here. Neither fighter is doing enough on the ground.
Martinez drives through with a really nice takedown into side control.
Martinez tries to cartwheel into mount but he doesn't manage it.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
Martinez trying to control the position but Johnson is working away.
Martinez throwing shots but missing, from side control.
Johnson gets back to half guard.
Martinez drops an elbow to the side of Johnson's head.
Martinez slows the pace down in half guard.
Johnson trying to hold on to Martinez's head to control him but Martinez postures up.
And that’s the end of the round – the fighters go back to their corners.
That was a close fourth round but I would say that Carter Johnson will probably get the nod.
That's the end of the round. The referee orders the cornermen out of the cage so we can get back down to business. And we move into the final round!
Martinez closes the distance and scores a nice trip takedown into half guard. Johnson did well to prevent Martinez getting side control.
Johnson is looking for a sweep. Martinez is wise to his cunning plan and keeps the top position.
Martinez is keen to just control but Johnson is a slippery customer.
Johnson on the receiving end of some nice ground and pound.
Martinez trying to control from half guard but Johnson is working away.
Martinez might have to switch it up a bit here because his efforts to control Johnson kaven't been going to plan, at least at the current moment in time.
Martinez tries to pass the half guard into mount. Johnson knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
Martinez trying to control from Johnson's half guard. Johnson has other ideas though and has regained full guard.
That's one minute gone in the round.
Martinez throws a strike but Johnson rolls with it and manages to sweep. Now he's in guard on top.
Johnson preventing the sweep.
That's two minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are showing their displeasure at the lack of action as loud boos ring out around the arena.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
Johnson thows a big elbow that misses.
Johnson trying to control the position from guard on top but Martinez is wriggling around, looking for whatever he can.
That's three minutes gone in the round.
Martinez can't do much from the bottom at the moment, as Johnson controls the pace.
Javier Martinez has stepped it up - he knows he needs a finish here!
Carter Johnson is fighting for a decision here - he's started to take the cautious approach.
The referee claps his hands together and tells the fighters to work.
Johnson passes Martinez's left leg - he's now in half guard.
That's four minutes gone in the round.
The crowd are starting to boo a lack of action.
Johnson tries to pass the half guard into mount. Martinez knows what he's doing though and prevents the attempt.
We could do with one of the fighters taking the initiative a bit more on the ground - they're both waiting to capitalize on a mistake.
Martinez makes his way to full guard. A much better position for Martinez.
And that's the end of the fight!
Javier Martinez comfortably won the final round on my scorecard.
I think Johnson has won this one but let's see what the judges have to say. Over to the ring announcer for the scorecards.
Ladies and gentlemen, after 5 rounds of action, we go to the scorecards for a decision.
Judge Jorge Garcia scores the fight 48:47
Judge Franklyn Lucas scores the fight 48:47
Judge John Kavanagh scores the fight 48:47
In favor of your winner, by unanimous decision... Carter Johnson!
Carter Johnson is the new heavyweight champion!
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